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The Desolation of Success
Does this phrase strike a chord with you? Apparently, it first appeared in Peter Matthiessen’s book, The Snow Leopard, but I came across it quoted in Lindy Elkins-Tanton’s moving memoir Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman. As she … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Science Culture
Tagged failure, Lindy Elkinst-Tanton, Nature
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Taking the Chair (for the first time)
Sometimes things bring you up short in ways you weren’t expecting, and that happened this past week as I was trying to prepare for a talk. I’ve been asked to discuss my ‘leadership journey’ with a group of mid-career academics … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Science Culture
Tagged committees, inclusive, mid-career, time-keeping
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Civic Responsibilities
The University Vice Chancellor Debbie Prentice, with Lord Patrick Vallance and Minister Pennycook at this week’s Innovate Cambridge Summit This week saw various significant announcements for and from the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge region and the wider so-called Ox-Cam … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Equality
Tagged apprentices, inequality, Innovate Cambridge, Patrick Vallance, transparency
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Mrs Handley and the Whippets (Learning to be Difficult)
No, not the name of a pop-group (although it might be quite a good one), but an episode from my early life. In later life I’m sure people had me in the category of those difficult women I wrote about … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Women in Science
Tagged Camden School for Girls, feisty, teenagers
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Being WISE
When I set off for University, I wasn’t surprised to find there weren’t many women on my course: there were only three Cambridge colleges that admitted women back then (i.e. no coeducational colleges at all), so of course I would … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Women in Science
Tagged Lily Davies-Dobbs, Lucy Davies, Mamta Singhal, toxic cultures, Women in Science and Engineering
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